Sad in deed she passed away only less then 60 miles from my home. Two of the most remembered songs were "Greatest love of all" and the National Anthem sung in the super bowl, she sang it with pride, honor and respect.

So sad her passing now, at such an early age. "I will always love you", Whitney.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9nPf7w7pDI

How sad and unfortunate to see people like Whitney unable to handle money and fame. Instead of using it for something positive, succumb to self-destructive behavior. She is just one unfortunate example of the many who are easily able to attain great success, but only few really know how to make the best use of it.

When I heard the story of her passing, I was not at all surprise. For years we have been hearing about her odd behavior and unorthodox public appearances as a result of drug and alcohol abuse. In spite of her accomplishments, she fell victim to addiction and consequently ruined her health until her unfortunate death.

Whitney was not the first nor will she be the last. There are many bright stars who quickly reach meteoric fame but some how success led to their downfall in personal as well as professional lives. It seems as if they sold their souls to the devil. He gives them everything a human wants and desires, until eventually he comes to collect.

"Cause of death is not known"
She drowned in the bath. Drugs? suicide? they are not saying anything at least until the autopsy is carried out - after the awards.
You don't get to the top in that industry without a huge ego. That same ego makes the inevitable descent that follows, intolerable for many. Despite short lives, many would gladly exchange their long and uneventful lives for theirs, hence the voyeuristic fascination many have for these celebrities.
It is interesting to see the accolades from her rivals after her death, and compare it with the venomous attacks she had to endure from them when still alive. Now everyone was her dearest friend.

RoyStone,

I agree, I never meet her. Fact of life is no one is guaranteed tomorrow. Funny but sad those two songs mentioned is the best way I can remember her.

They say your best remembered once you leave planet earth for the bad things one does and never the good things.

guillermone,
Remember it is not only the rich and famous who fall victim to drug addiction. We notice when it happens to them, but not the countless nobodies. Certainly wealth andfame does not always bring satisfaction and happiness, but poverty and obscurity always brings frustration and sadness.

This news surprised me as I thought she had died years ago.

Oh Well.
The world has one less spoiled has-been.
Too bad she threw it all away and now we will be subject to all kinds of "tributes" to celebrate her like we had to endure when that drug addled, racist, pedophile Michael Jackson bit it.

says anthonyc, in his finest hour, beating upon the dead

h Well.
The world has one less spoiled has-been.

when you die, everyone will probably say that the world had one less never -was.

Too bad she threw it all away and now we will be subject to all kinds of "tributes" to celebrate her like we had to endure when that drug addled, racist, pedophile Michael Jackson bit it.

show us some examples of racism on the part of Jackson. seems like it is your calling in life to trash black people. what..no drug addled white people come to mind?

she was a great singer and she will be miss , to bad that scumbag husband of hers introduced her to crack and cocaine , and ruin her life for decades .

"when you die, everyone will probably say that the world had one less never -was" LOL

Dread you make me laugh. You certainly make good use of sarcasm and turn it into great humor.

glad to be of service, guillermone. anthonyc is low hanging fruit.

@Roystone

"Certainly wealth and fame does not always bring satisfaction and happiness, but poverty and obscurity always brings frustration and sadness."

Yes true, however we notice it more on high profile people because media has the capacity to focus and pay exclusive attention on them and can amplify the severity of the individual tragedy. But let us remember extremes are never good and ironically most people are ill prepared to experience either one. It is evident to see that both poverty and wealth has its drawbacks. That is why I always advocate balance, moderation and equanimity in almost everything. We clearly see and observe the principles of balance and order, prevalent and fixated within the universal laws of nature. If this balance is ever disrupted, chaos is created and the outcome is never good. (continue)

This same principle can be applied to the average person and as such must never break the harmony within themselves, but rather strive to maintain a balance as the only way to achieve true success.

The entertainment and sports industries are replete with similar examples where individuals after having achieved fame later see success turn into their downfall. There are plenty of stories where people were unable to make best use of personal gains, but also deal with loss. It is not at all unusual to hear about even the moderately successful end up in the gutter. They some how lose their mental state and as a consequence are found begging on the streets, unable to deal with failure, fall to the bottom. I guess their sense of self-worth was based on what they materially possess rather than who they are deep down as an individual. (continued)

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Even though what I mentioned ascertains the difficulty for the successful to keep their sanity, there is however plenty of others who did not allow success get to their head and used it rather to their best advantage.

Oprah Winfrey is one of the best examples of how a very successful individual kept her two feet on the ground and used her great wealth unselfishly to benefit the most needy and not so needy as well. She did not lose sense of who she was and remained humble, real and always true to herself and others.

RIP , a wonderful and beautiful singer who inspired the new generation (Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Alicia Keys) but who was much more classy and talented. A great loss

Sad she met and married this piece of sh.t named Bobby Brown

Yes.

Let us celebrate the life of a narcissistic drug addict.

Let us ignore all the Doctors, teachers, engineers, soldiers, nurses, Scientist and yes, performers who weren't drug addicts that passed away.

The best way to achieve immortality in the pop-music business is to die young.

Who would remember Ritchie Valens, Janis Joplin or Buddy Holly otherwise?

Regardless of their private lives, Houston and Jackson were undeniably great talents. Their private lives only become public property because of the public's boundless voyeurism.

anthonyC,
Some say you should not speak ill of the dead. I think it is better to avoid speaking ill of the living. The dead can't hear.

have to say...aside from some forced on radio play...never struck a cord with me.....just another child of the riches...following the past life. Talented...of course....but living beyond real life.

Roystone

Difference is Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper and Buddy Holly were killed in an air plane crash and were already reaching the top of their game when their lives were cut short.....Jimmy Hendricks, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Michael Jackson etc..etc.. died at their own hands.

Another tragic death due to Crack Cocaine Epidemic. Let take a moment and thank Ronald "Ole Yellow Stain" Regan $ Oli Oliver North for this destruction!

http://www.crispinsartwell.com/crack.htm
http://www.justice.gov/oig/special/9712/ch01p1.htm

The Truth

Plian $ Simple

Who the biggest Smuggler in the Carrib?


Why it's Uncle Sammy !

Grosero,

Don't forget

The OIL Companies killed the 100 mpg carburetor and the Electric car.

9/11 was an inside job

The F.B.I. Killed Martin Luther King

and the CIA created AIDS

Must be awfully sad to be you

Her best song was "Saving all my love for you"

riosm,
The difference between Ritchie Valenens and Jimi Hendricks has for more to do with their talent than how they died. Valens could barely play the guitar, couldn't sing, never wrote anything original and was a 2-hit wonder. Hendrix is arguably the most innovative and influential electric guitarist ever, composed an enormous and varied original repertoire, and changed the course of popular music. He may have died as a result of a reckless lifestyle, but to say he died "at [his] own hands" implies suicide which was certainly not the case.

Your amazing voice will never die! RIP Whitney.... thanks for your gift :D

i cannot stop laughing. i am still rolling on the floor. this from the Miami Cat

Let us celebrate the life of a narcissistic drug addict.

NARCISSISTIC? you invented the concept, nitwit.

Hmm.. hate how some people think they know about everything...

cont..
whenever you find that, you have to feel the pain when it's gone.

anthony c,

well, you're right.. there is a lot of valuable people in this world that aren't celebrated when they die. There are A LOT of talented musicians in this world that will never get the chance, and a lot of really badly paid teachers, and other workers for society that are simply ignored. And there are thousands of kids dying everyday due to hunger, and curable illnesses, not only in Africa but here in our backyards. So, it is definitely unfair and ridiculous to mourn someone who purposely put themselves in the risk of dying and then we don't mourn people that are truly innocent of their circumstance. But regardless, Whitney was a life, people should always mourn the death of someone, regardless of who it is, because it's not in our hands to decide who lives and who dies, who's fair and who isn't, that's God's job to judge. And not only that, but Whitney, she had a voice, a great voice. A voice for which many singers would kill! She had a wonderful talent, and...

All forget.......

No one forces anyone to make BAD LIFE DECISIONS. These so called stars have enough money and fame to ruin their own lives.

I call it taking personal responsibility for ones action.

Absolutely, risom,
but not according to ings0389 and others like him. God decides. Well then we should say, "fu(k you, God!" for all injustices.

ings 0389 reminds

, and a lot of really badly paid teachers, and other workers for society that are simply ignored

funny that ings is addressing this to anthonyc. yes, ings, the people whom you mention, such as badly paid teachers, and others who work for society, are the people who anthonyc contemptuously characterizes as "moochers".

It is an interesting philosophical point -
is their talent a gift to us or themselves? Yes, we get to enjoy their music, but we also pay them for it, and they enjoy the fame too. Who or what do they really do it for?

guillermone,

That was really a good point!!!

It's like the "Wish Master" would say - Be Careful What You Wish For?

Grosero,
Is it true that The oil companies killed the 100 mpg carburetor and the electric car, 9/11 was an inside job, The FBI killed Martin Luther King and the CIA created AIDS?

You are not my ex-wife by any chance?

To add.....

The Reagan administration made/pushed the inner city youth of America to use drugs.
The C.I.A gave Hugo-a-go-go cancer.
The U.S plot to rule the world.
The U.S had part in 911.

etc..etc..

All the makings of a super movie.

riosm,
HAARP causes earthquakes and aircraft vapor-trails are really mind-altering chemicals are usually part of the loony-set.

Maybe these advertisers can sell their stuff at Whitney's funeral.

If you live in the public eye, your relationships are public property, as it your death.

Many so called stars in order to stay in the lime-light create their own scandals.